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E. G. WESTERVELT.

PLOW

Patented Feb. 16, 1892. v

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND C. \VESTERVELT, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,07 5, datedFebruary 16, 1892.

Application filed June 27, 1891.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND QWnsrnn- VELT, of South Bend, in the countyof St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certain new, anduseful Improvements in Flows; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon,which form part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is aside elevation of my improved plow, looking at the landside thereof.Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a rear view. Fig. 4 is a detailfront view; Fig. 5, a transverse vertical section through thelandsidewheel. Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation showing a modifiedarrangement of the Wheellandside.

This invention is an improvement in plows; and its object is to providethe same with a wheel-landside and with a front guide or furrow wheel,and to make both said wheels adj ustable.

It consists in the novel construction of the landside-wheel, itsmountings, and in certain other novel details of construction andcombination of parts, as will be hereinafter clearly described andclaimed.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates the plow-beam, B thestandard, and C the plow or mold-board of ordinary appearance. To thestandard, as in Figs. 1 or 6, is connected a bracket or hanger b, whichprojects in rear of the plow.

D designates a movable slide connected to hanger b and guided by loops3) or other suitable means, and which is upheld and adjusted by means ofa link (I and cranked lever E, the latter being fulcrumed on a pinattached to the beam and having a finger-latch adapted to engage anotched segment e, attached to the beam so as to lock the lever when theslide is properly adjusted up or down thereby. The slide may bevertical, as in Fig. 1, or inclined, as in Fig. 6, the latter positionenabling it to be shifted or lifted more easily. The lever maybeconnected with or arranged to operate the slide in any other convenientand desirable manner.

F designates a tubular casting, havinga Serial No. 397,699- (Nomodeldflange-F on one end, by which it is connected to the lower end of' slideD by bolts G, and projects horizontally toward the landside of the plowbeneath the beam. The opposite end of the. casting has an enlargedflaring mouth f, and an annular groove f is formed in its end wall, asshown.

H designates the landside-wheel, which is made dish-shaped or is a flatdisk having a deep flange h at one side on its periphery, forming thetread thereof, and an inner annular flange H, which fits neatly over themouth f of casting F, and within this flange H is a smaller annularflange or recess h, which is adapted to receive the end of a cylindricalblock or axle-journal I, which is of such size as to fit neatly withinthe tubular portion of casting F, as shown. The wheel and journal areaxially bored for the passage of a bolt J having an enlarged headcountersunk in the outer or landside face of the wheel. After theaxle-journal and Wheel 1-1 are fitted to the casting F an enlargedwasher I is slipped on the threaded end of abolt j, and into a recess orchamber F in the end of the casting and secured thereon by a nut, thusbinding the wheel H and axle-journal together and to the casting F,which forms the bearing and sup port for the wheel. Any suitable packingmay be placed in the groove f, if desired, and saturated with a suitablelubricant. Preferably the axle-journal is made of wood, which can bereadily renewed when Worn. The flaring mouth of the casting fitting inthe flange H in a great measure relieves strain boxed, so that dirt orgritis almost absolutely excluded therefrom; but should any enter, theaxle-journal b'eing wood, but little friction or damage would be caused.When properly made and adjusted, however, no dirt will en-.

ter. The landside-face of wheel H is perfectly smooth, and as this wheelruns under the beam close to the standard it takes the place of theordinary landside and becomes a revolving landside. In turning the plowthe driver should raise the landside-wheel clear of the ground,relieving strain thereon and enabling the plow to turn short on itspoint.

K designates acasting bolted to the beam A in front of the mold-board,and having two depending lugs 70 It at its opposite sides, lug k at thelandside of the beam being shorter than lug 70', which is at the furrowside. The said ears are perforated for the passage of a shaft atdifferent distances from the beam, so that a shaft passed therethroughwill stand obliquely transverse to the beam, its end at the furrow sidebeing lowest.

L designates a shaft journaled in said ears and having an upstanding armL on its upper end and a depending cranked arm L on its lower end, onwhich is journaled a furrowwheel Z, as shown.

Owing to the inclination of the shaft, the wheel Z is staggered or leansfrom the beam, so that its bottom runs in the previous furrow and actsto prevent the front end of the beam turning laterally toward thelandside. The wheel also serves as a guide to keep the furrows true andas a means of equalizing the pressure against the landside-wheel, thethrust on which, if used in ordinary plows, owing to its location so farin rear of the point of plow, tends to turn the plow, rendering itdifficult to maintain a straight furrow. The arm L is connected by alink-rod M with a lever N,

.pivoted to the beam and provided with a thumb-latch engaging with asegment 0, attached to the beam, by which means the wheel Z can beshifted.

From the foregoing it will be observed that I can convert at littleexpense an ordinary hand-plow into a riding-plow, and thereby lessenmaterially the manual labor required in plowing and increase theefficiency of the plow.

Having described .my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent thereon, is-

1. The combination of the plow, a vertically-movable tubular castinghaving a fiar ing mouth, the annularly-flanged disk fitted over themouth of said casting, the axle-journal, and the securing-bolt,substantially as described.

2. The combination of the tubular casting having an enlarged mouth atone end and an axle-journal piece fitted in said casting with the diskbolted to the end of said axle-journal and having an annular flangeoverreaching the mouth of the casting, substantially as specified.

3. The combination of the plow and the vertically-movable slide attachedthereto with the wheel-landside attached to said slide, and the devicesfor operating the slide, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the plow, of the casting K, attached to thebeam, the shaft journaled in said casting and lying transversely of andobliquely to the beam, the staggered furrow-wheel connected to saidshaft, and the devices for shifting the same, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

5. The combination of the plow-beam, the movable slide attached thereto,and the devices for adjusting the slide with the tubular casting F,connected to said arm, and the annularly-fiauged landside having astub-axle journaled in said casting, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

6. The combination of the plow-beam and plow, the vertically-movableslide, and the wheel-landside attached to said slide, with the obliqueshaft attached to the beam in front of the mold-board, the staggeredwheel thereon, and devices for adjustingsaid slide and wheel,substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of the plow-beam and plow with the casting K, havingdepending ears 70 7c of unequal lengths, the oblique shaft L, journaledtherein, having arms L L the wheel 'ournaled on arm L and the rod leverand segment for shifting said shaft, substantially as described.

8. The combination of the tubular casting F, having flaring mouth f andgroove f, with the wheel H, having flange H, the stub-shaft I, washer I,bolt J, and the securing-nut thereon, all constructed and arranged tooperate substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afiix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

EDMUND O. VVESTERVEL T. lVitnesses:

JAMES DUSHANE, NEILL CRABILL.

